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I had looked so forward to Charles Frazier's next novel, and was so disappointed to read the first review posted by Powell's, and the excerpts from a few others. Thank goodness I read to the end to see the avalanche of praise in the reviews of this book. As a Powell's customer, I don't find many of these earlier reviews (seems like mostly New York area reviews) helpful. The reader reviews here and many on Amazon are helpful. I've now read the book, and it's stunning, and, I hate to say it, really even better than Cold Mountain. Don't let these sourpusses keep you from this book. It's simply amazing.
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mary1901, October 24, 2006
I had looked so forward to Charles Frazier's next novel, and was so disappointed to read the first review posted by Powell's, and the excerpts from a few others. Thank goodness I read to the end to see the avalanche of praise in the reviews of this book. As a Powell's customer, I don't find many of these earlier reviews (seems like mostly New York area reviews) helpful. The reader reviews here and many on Amazon are helpful. I've now read the book, and it's stunning, and, I hate to say it, really even better than Cold Mountain. Don't let these sourpusses keep you from this book. It's simply amazing.(12 of 21 readers found this comment helpful)